7/10/2009 @ 11:00AM

Convincing Uncle Sam To Subsidize Your Hobby

Let your tax adviser do the talking

The manual slyly suggests that during a face-to-face audit interview with a taxpayer and his tax adviser, IRS agents direct their questions to the taxpayer–who might not know the most tax-appropriate answer and whose answer might hurt the cause. Rather than playing along, politely refer queries to your hired help.